Such outstanding production values and smart writing. Real shame this show didn't get to go further. It's still got more quality than most similar-genre shows that succeeded it.

I have just watched almost the whole series over a 1 week period. After about 4 episodes I knew it wouldn't get to a second series and almost stopped watching the rest. It suffers from what I call the Stephen King Syndrome. Very little of real substance told over too long a period and huge amounts of information about what the subject had for breakfast months ago. Up to about episode 13 now and will watch till the end only because of the time already invested. In other shows these 13 episodes could have been told in about 4 episodes. I do admit that when I started watching I wasn't really aware that it was a prequel to BSG hence a lot of it made no sense. For any show to last several series it has to stand alone and this didn't. I do think that the actors aren't too bad but the story is abysmal. Too much "fracking". Too much violence that appeared to be added for the sake of it. And a society at this level should be well aware of the health hazard that smoking is.And what a society. At episode 13 I am having a hard time thinking (now that I know BSG is to follow) that anybody except the Cylons should win.

First off, "Battlestar Galactica" is without doubt one of my favorite TV-shows. It is a true masterpiece. I just watched the whole thing, and when I learned that there also was a prequel, I was curious. I knew from earlier experiences that spin-offs often is weaker than the real thing, but still I got excited. And yes, "Caprica" is absolutely weaker than BSG, in every way. It isn't a completely disaster, and if you are a BSG fan like me, I advise you to somehow manage to get through it, because there are scenes in there that will get you excited. The problem, however, is that there aren't many of those scenes. I went through all the episodes for one reason; to learn about the making of the cylons. And as i mentioned, here and there I got what I wanted, but why the hell did they include all the other unnesessarities? Most of this show is about the "Holobands", which is electronic glasses that allows you to go into a public virtual world. I won't spoil the plot for any of you that want to watch it, but my point is; If these holobands was so popular that they were in this show, why weren't there crawling of them in BSG? I get it, they tried to make an original plot, but I don't feel that they really showed BSG enough respect. I didn't really believe that this happened before the original series. Also, the religion-aspect got way too much attention. It played an important role in BSG, but here it just felt...unnecessary to give it that much attention.One other problem I had with this show is that it felt targeted towards teenagers. Most of the time it felt like just another over-dramatized cheesy teenage show. That is sad, because what made BSG so fantastic, in my opinion, was that it wasn't cheesy, and that it was more targeted towards adults. In BSG the characters felt real, with realistic personalities, and you really cared about them when you got to know them. They also acted like people would do in different situations In "Caprica", there aren't many memorable characters like that. Also, the acting is on a much lower level. To be fair, I kind of liked the Adama brothers, and the actors that played them. They felt more developed than the rest, but that doesn't make up for the rest of the cast. Another thing that annoyed me was the recycling of some of the same actors that were in BSG. That should not happen in a TV show, prequel or not. It makes things confusing.It may seem like I hate everything about the show. If it had nothing to do with BSG, I would never watch it, but at least it gives some explanations about the past. That makes it worth watching if you're a hardcore BSG fan, even if most of it may bother you. Also, Bear MacCreary's soundtrack is great as always.I see that many people loved this show. Maybe what ruined it for me was that I constantly compared it with Battlestar Galactica. Maybe I would have enjoyed it too, if I hadn't seen the original series..i don't know. It's just a theory, but personally I will never watch it again, and will try to forget I watched it in the first place.

The action is going on distant world but the problems the plot evolves around regard our modern society. Series explores a future that is not so distant and may serve as a warning of what comes next. That puts it the real science fiction category. We can't say the same for the majority of the movies produced today, can we? Caprica engages to think about issues that every sane child, adult or parent should be aware of. Issues that concerns individuals, group of people and society. If you IQ is high enough then chance is that you will find the series appealing. If you would like to check for yourself it is enough to watch the pilot. It is less than two hours long and can confirm what I wrote above.